It (karakter)
Also known as Robert "Bob" Gray, Bob Gray, Robert Gray, Pennywise the Dancing Clown, It, Eater of Worlds, outsider
It, also known as Robert "Bob" Gray, commonly known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, is the titular main antagonist of Stephen King's 1986 horror novel It and its adaptations. The character is an ancient, trans-dimensional malevolent entity who preys upon the children (and sometimes adults) of the fictional town of Derry, Maine, roughly every 27 years, using a variety of supernatural powers that include the abilities to shapeshift and manipulate reality. Over the course of the story, the character primarily appears in the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown. A group of Derry children who call t
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- Character.name
- Pennywise
- Character.image
- Pennywise Skarsgard and Curry.png
- Character.caption
- Top: Tim Curry as Pennywise in the 1990 miniseries Bottom: Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in the 2017 film
- Character.alt
- Top: A clown with red hair and white make-up presenting a seductive and rather charming smile. Bottom: A clown with orange hair holds a red balloon and presents an evil, sinister smile.
- Character.franchise
- Stephen King
- Character.first
- It (1986)
- Character.last
- It: Welcome to Derry (2025)
- Character.creator
- Stephen King
- Character.full_name
- Unknown (possibly nameless)Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Pennywise form specifically)
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Characters in 20th-century American novelsEvil clownsExtraterrestrial characters in filmsExtraterrestrial characters in literatureExtraterrestrial characters in televisionFictional characters who can change sizeFictional characters who can manipulate lightFictional characters who can manipulate probabilityFictional characters who can manipulate soundFictional characters who can stretch themselvesFictional characters who can teleport